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Table 3 Mean effective dose acquired by staff during diagnostic angiograms (DA), percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and electrophysiology procedures (EP)

From: Differing radiation exposure in scrub technicians and rotating staff in Cardiac catheterization laboratory: occupation matters

Procedure type

Mean ED.R (µ Sv)

Mean ED.S (µ Sv)

p value

DA(n:14)

3.85 µ Sv (SD ± 4.72 µ Sv)

1.14 µ Sv (SD: ± 0.53)

0.04

Combined: (DA + PCI/FFR): (n:17)

22.55 µ Sv mean ED (SD: ± 17.52)

5.00 µ Sv (SD: ± 4.82)

0.01

PCI: (n:9)

18.76 µ Sv (SD: ± 23.71)

13.71 µ Sv (SD: ± 4.82)

0.56

EP (n:6)

65.33 µ Sv (SD: ± 92.71)

8.83 µ Sv (SD: ± 9.62)

0.16